Guerrilla Violence in Colombia’s Catatumbo Forces Over 100,000 Displaced Amid Failed State Control

The ongoing conflict in Colombia's resource-rich yet neglected Catatumbo region has spiraled into a full-blown humanitarian disaster, with more than half of its population—over 100,000 people—forced from their homes in just one year. This tragic outcome is the direct result of a brutal territorial war between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident factions of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), who have waged relentless violence against each other and the innocent civilians caught in the crossfire. According to reports from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), these armed groups have resorted to brutal tactics including forced recruitment, targeted killings,...